dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/nug_MWT.json
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{
"nuggets":{
"a small piece or quantity of food":{
"examples":[
"nuggets of beef in the chow mein",
"fried chicken nuggets"
],
"synonyms":[
"bites",
"morsels",
"mouthfuls",
"nibbles",
"tastes",
"tidbits",
"titbits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collops",
"medallions",
"noisettes",
"noshes",
"snacks",
"appetizers",
"canap\u00e9s",
"hors d'oeuvres",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"bits",
"chews",
"crumbs",
"dabs",
"dribbles",
"driblets",
"flecks",
"hints",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"particles",
"pinches",
"scraps",
"scruples",
"shreds",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"snippets",
"snips",
"specks",
"spots",
"sprinklings",
"suspicions",
"tittles",
"touches",
"traces",
"dashes",
"drops",
"laps",
"licks",
"gulps",
"swallows",
"swigs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small uneven mass":{
"examples":[
"a nugget of gold"
],
"synonyms":[
"blobs",
"chunks",
"clods",
"clots",
"clumps",
"dollops",
"globs",
"gobbets",
"gobs",
"hunks",
"knobs",
"lumps",
"nubbles",
"nubs",
"wads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beads",
"drops",
"globules",
"blocks",
"bodies",
"bulks",
"particles",
"pieces",
"portions",
"bits",
"chips",
"crumbs",
"granules",
"morsels",
"nubbins",
"patches",
"scraps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"atoms",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dribbles",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"particles",
"patches",
"scraps",
"scruples",
"snippets",
"snips",
"specks",
"tittles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aces",
"dabs",
"dashes",
"driblets",
"drops",
"fractions",
"haets",
"halfpence",
"halfpennies",
"ha'pennies",
"iotas",
"jots",
"kennings",
"licks",
"minims",
"mites",
"modicums",
"nutshells",
"ounces",
"pinches",
"shreds",
"smatters",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"spots",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces",
"whispers",
"whits",
"bites",
"mouthfuls",
"nibbles",
"tidbits",
"titbits",
"fragments",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"chips",
"flakes",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"splinters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunks",
"gobs",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs",
"abundances",
"barrels",
"buckets",
"bushels",
"deals",
"heaps",
"loads",
"masses",
"mountains",
"pecks",
"piles",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"scads",
"stacks",
"volumes",
"wads",
"wealths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nugget":{
"a small piece or quantity of food":{
"examples":[
"nuggets of beef in the chow mein",
"fried chicken nuggets"
],
"synonyms":[
"bite",
"morsel",
"mouthful",
"nibble",
"taste",
"tidbit",
"titbit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collop",
"medallion",
"noisette",
"nosh",
"snack",
"appetizer",
"canap\u00e9",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"bit",
"chew",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dribble",
"driblet",
"fleck",
"hint",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"particle",
"pinch",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"shred",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkling",
"suspicion",
"tittle",
"touch",
"trace",
"dash",
"drop",
"lap",
"lick",
"gulp",
"swallow",
"swig"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small uneven mass":{
"examples":[
"a nugget of gold"
],
"synonyms":[
"blob",
"chunk",
"clod",
"clot",
"clump",
"dollop",
"glob",
"gob",
"gobbet",
"hunk",
"knob",
"lump",
"nub",
"nubble",
"wad"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bead",
"drop",
"globule",
"block",
"body",
"bulk",
"particle",
"piece",
"portion",
"bit",
"chip",
"crumb",
"granule",
"morsel",
"nubbin",
"patch",
"scrap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"atom",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dribble",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"particle",
"patch",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck",
"tittle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ace",
"dab",
"dash",
"driblet",
"drop",
"fraction",
"haet",
"halfpenny",
"ha'penny",
"iota",
"jot",
"kenning",
"lick",
"minim",
"mite",
"modicum",
"nutshell",
"ounce",
"pinch",
"shred",
"smatter",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"spot",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace",
"whisper",
"whit",
"bite",
"mouthful",
"nibble",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"fragment",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"chip",
"flake",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunk",
"gob",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab",
"abundance",
"barrel",
"bucket",
"bushel",
"deal",
"heaps",
"loads",
"mass",
"mountain",
"peck",
"pile",
"pot",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"scads",
"stack",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nugatory":{
"having no legal or binding force":{
"examples":[
"the congressional resolution has symbolic value only, as it relates to a matter governed by the states and is thus nugatory"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"inoperative",
"invalid",
"nonbinding",
"nonvalid",
"null",
"null and void",
"void"
],
"near synonyms":[
"illegal",
"useless",
"worthless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual"
],
"near antonyms":[
"legal",
"working"
],
"antonyms":[
"binding",
"good",
"valid"
]
},
"lacking importance":{
"examples":[
"the book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean scholarship are nugatory"
],
"synonyms":[
"fiddling",
"foolish",
"frivolous",
"incidental",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minor",
"minute",
"negligible",
"slight",
"small",
"small-fry",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jerkwater",
"one-horse",
"nickel-and-dime",
"paltry",
"petty",
"small-time",
"worthless",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unknown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decisive",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"chief",
"dominant",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"principal",
"distinctive",
"exceptional",
"impressive",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"valuable",
"worthwhile",
"worthy",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"great",
"illustrious",
"preeminent",
"prestigious",
"famous",
"notorious",
"renowned",
"all-important",
"basic",
"essential",
"fundamental",
"key"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}